''AK 56'' is a 2012 Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

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action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

written and directed by

Om Prakash Rao Om Prakash Rao is an Indian film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor who primarily works in Kannada film industry. He has, till date, directed about 47 films in Kannada language. Career Om Prakash Rao's successful films such as Lo ...

. It was produced by Silver Screen Pictures and released on 10 February 2012.

Cast

Siddhanth Dr. Anand Gollahalli Shivaprasad, also known as Dr. G. S. Anand (born 19 October 1973), better known by stage name Siddhanth, is an Indian actor appears in Kannada cinema. He is a medical doctor by profession. Early life and education Siddha ...

as Ajay *

Sherin Sherin Shringar (born 5 May 1985), known by her stage name Sherin or Shirin is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu-language films. After making her debut in Kannada films, her notable films include ''Thu ...

Sumalatha Sumalatha (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian actress, politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mandya, Karnataka. She has acted in more than 220 films in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Hindi. She gained ...

* Sharat Babu *

Atul Kulkarni Atul Kulkarni (born 10 September 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, English, Odia and Telugu language films. Kulkarni won the National Award for the Best Supporting Actor ...

as Saleem *

Saurav Lokesh Saurav Lokesh (born 28 May 1984), also known as Bhajarangi Loki, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. He rose to the fame with the 2013 blockbuster ''Bhajarangi''. Early life Saurav was born as youngest son to V. Ramak ...

Production

Filming

Principal photography began on 15 September 2009. The team successfully completed the final schedule at on 29 January 2010.

Music

Reception

Critical response

A critic from ''

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'' scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Shirin, with her lively performance, is sure to entertain youngistan. Sumalatha and Sharathbabu are graceful. Music by Abhiman Roy has some foot-tapping numbers". A critic from

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wrote "Suchendra Prasad gets to showcase his worth yet again, but only just. Some of the dialogues put the brakes on the thinking processes. But when the viewer can be satisfied with a) the chase scene b) the pleasant songs and c) another close-up of the KRS in all its barren glory, things like ‘values’ recede into oblivion quite naturally". Atul Chaturvedi from

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wrote "Sterling acts by Sumalatha, Loknath, Suchindra Prasad and Atul Kulkarni add power to the film. Abhiman Roy music has two good tunes and S Manohar captures the richness well. If you have enjoyed at least one of Rao’s previous films, AK56 is the film for you". A critic from

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wrote "Suchendra Prasad walks away with the acting honours for his powerful dialogue delivery as a cop. Sumalatha, Sharath Babu, Atul Kulkarni and Lokanath are adequate. Shobhraj and Kote Prabhakar add value as the baddies. AK 56 is one of the best films made by Omprakash; it is better than his decade-old film AK 47". A critic from

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wrote "Songs composed by Abhiman Roy are unimpressive. Manohar is good behind the camera. 'AK 56' may look for action film lovers only, but the film has too many flaws". Y Maheswara Reddy from DNA wrote "Even music director Abhiman Roy has done a neat job with the song Kadhu Kadhu Noodthaale. All criticism aside, for all those who enjoy good action films, this could definitely spice up your weekend".

References

2012 films 2010s Kannada-language films Films directed by Om Prakash Rao Films scored by Abhimann Roy {{2010s-Kannada-film-stub